Tetsuya
Meaning
meaning depends on the kanji chosen, sometimes 'iron arrow' or a philosophical reading
Popularity, 1890–2024
Tetsuya does not appear in US Social Security baby-name records, which list only names given to at least five babies in a year. There is no popularity curve to chart: a genuinely rare pick.
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Popularity in Brazil
30 people · the #94,398 first name in Brazil · median age 64
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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